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Pharmacogenetic Testing to Reduce Depression and Anxiety in Adults Treated with Low-Dose Lithium
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2023)
effectively decreases depression and anxiety in adults with a risk allele on CACNA1C genotypes. The study design was correlational. Fifty patients were treated at a nurse practitioner-owned clinic specializing in psychiatric services in Prairie Village, Kansas...
Reducing Gender Binarism in Primary Care through Gender Diversity Education
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2023)
Primary care providers rarely receive formal educational content on gender diversity. However,
as gender diverse persons compose close to 1.5 million individuals in the United States
population, primary care providers ...
Factors that impact assigned female at birth sexual minority individuals' health care experiences : a qualitative descriptive study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
in the Chicago metropolitan area. One overarching theme and two main themes emerged from data acquired through individual interviews: overarching theme "the right questions"; main themes (1) lack of trust in health professionals; (2) the need for better sexual...
Transforming the ethical behavior of clinicians through pedagogical innovation: sensemaking as a means to promote ethical practice in the face of moral ambiguity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Even though there is evidence to suggest that teaching normative ethical theory has limited influence on the ethical behavior of clinicians, typical pedagogy in clinical ethics continues to focus on adherence to professional duties...
Using photo-elicitation to explore challenges and creativity in self-managing breast cancer-related lymphedema and work by U.S. Hispanic/Latina survivors : a case study approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
population; 2) provide the lived community, families, and healthcare professionals with a glimpse of the survivorship experience; and 3) communicate cultural beliefs and health behaviors that may support effective survivorship care for a lifetime....
Nursing professional development in ambulatory care: what is it?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Nursing professional development (NPD) practitioners play an important role in ensuring the quality and safety of nursing care and in guiding nurses through practice transitions. In recent years, an increasing number of ...
Reducing No-Show Appointments in a Pediatric Interdisciplinary Feeding Clinic
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2024)
An increasing number of children with feeding issues require tube feedings to obtain the calories they
need to survive and thrive. Many of these children often experience prolonged waiting periods before
they can access ...
Patient Engagement in Advance Care Planning in Primary Care
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2023)
Advance care planning is a process that allows individuals to define their preferences and goals
for future medical care through a series of behaviors and actions. Early advance care planning
allows patients time to ...
The Effects of Hypnosis on Acute Pain Among Adolescents Undergoing Surgical Pectus Excavatum Repair
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
In the United States, approximately four million surgical procedures are performed on
children every year. Unfortunately, severe post-surgical pain is common. Children are at risk for
the development of chronic ...
Medication Reconciliation Strategies to Improve Medication Safety
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2024)
, with a large effect size of r = 0.98) and patient engagement (z = 4.00, p = <0.001, with a large effect size of r = -0.98). Enhancing the medication reconciliation process in the outpatient setting may improve clinical workflows and patient experiences...
Weekly calls to improve nurse-led diabetes self-management education for older adults
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2024)
Diabetes, a significant health issue, affects 40% of older adult Americans and increases their risk
of stroke, falls, osteoporosis, renal failure, blindness, coronary heart disease, urinary
incontinence, chronic pain, ...
Using impact asthma echo to influence physician self-efficacy and guideline adherence
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Asthma ECHO influence primary care provider self-efficacy? How does engagement in the learning activities of Impact Asthma ECHO promote clinical guideline adherence? Participants included 19 Primary Care providers participating in Impact Asthma ECHO via...
We have a duty to eradicate HIV in the community, in the world' : successful PrEP use among black men who have sex with men
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
descriptions about barriers to PrEP access. Men in this study felt strongly that HIV prevention is everyone's responsibility. Findings have important implications for research and clinical practice. Strategies that can decrease healthcare system barriers...
Treatment-Resistant Depression Diagnosis in the Outpatient Behavioral Health Setting
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2023)
participation in the survey was voluntary and included any medication-prescribing clinician working in the outpatient behavioral health clinic. This data was analyzed to create an educational offering for clinicians in the outpatient setting regarding...
Evaluation of Heart Failure-Related Self-Care Levels with Implementation of Personalized Education Sessions in Adults: An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Project
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2023)
failure patients. The sample size included three adult female community-dwelling heart failure patients. The project setting was an outpatient heart failure clinic in Olathe, Kansas. The outcomes measured were the pre- and post-self-care levels...
Education to Improve Advance Care Planning Engagement in Adults
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2024)
Advance care planning reflects one’s life values and goals and serves as a foundation for making future
medical decisions. Patient education can improve advance care planning knowledge and positively
impact vital advance ...
A socioecological perspective : the "ups and downs" of living with type 2 diabetes among working adults in the rural south
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
Persons with higher patient activation levels are more likely to engage in preventive health behaviors. This qualitative study addressed a population that may be particularly vulnerable to poor diabetes outcomes: rural, working adults with type 2...
Practice-based evidence research design for lymphedema management
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
of these treatments were not well studied. The aims of this dissertation were to: (1) describe the treatment code documentation as part of the PBE process and to evaluate the accuracy of treatment code documentation by LPTs in Maccabi; (2) examine the known...
Hospital nurse managers' perceived use of dashboards for quality and performance improvement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
for unit quality and performance improvement focused on improving patient outcomes. Eleven hospital nurse managers (9 females and 2 males with managerial experience ranging from less than 1 year to over 15 years) were interviewed from one health system...
Staff nurses' antimicrobial stewardship practices and performance confidence relative to patient safety culture
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Current antimicrobial stewardship guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest staff nurses play a key role in the stewardship process. The American Nurses Association (ANA) supports the CDC ...